Restaurants in Gaffney

Prosciutto's Pizzeria & Pub hosts a menu of New York–style pizza and Italian fare that earned the establishment Best Pizza and Best Italian Food from Citysearch in 2010. To complement the traditional pastas, white pizzas, and pies slathered in daily-made tomato sauce, a lengthy beer and wine list features craft beers, imported brews, and a wealth of red and white wines.

The family-friendly pub and pizzeria is divided in two: The kids side with video games and toys has seceded from an adult section that houses a nonsmoking bar lit by dangling icicle lights. Sports-casting TVs and athletic paraphernalia keep the vibe sporty for when the athletes return to claim their jerseys and balls. Thursday nights host cornhole tournaments outdoors on the patio, and live music energizes the air on Friday and Saturday nights.

Crafting each dish from scratch, Saffron's head chef Hari Kesavan marries the tradition of northern Indian recipes with Western fusion fare to deliver a diversely seasoned menu. Diners can prep palates with flavorful appetizers such as tandoori shrimp ($9.95), a poppadom basket flush with garlic-and-chili shrimp baked in a clay oven. The menu's Avant-Garde collection, named for its original font, boasts ensembles such as marinated lamb and portobello mushrooms simmering in lamb nazakat's almond sauce ($18.95), and the vegetarian selection supplies herbivores with spinach-laced homemade cheese in palak paneer ($12.95). Tossed in a rich tomato-and-butter sauce, tandoor-baked chicken tikka masala ($13.95) is among the most popular entrees due to its luscious taste and habit of shielding patrons' plates from stabbing forks and knives.

Now that we've entered the year where two-thousand is pronounced twenty, we've officially reached the future. Stay on the cutting edge of foodnology with today’s deal: for $12 you get $30 worth of tapas, drinks, and more at the tech-savvy restaurant known to its fellow machines as T1 Tapas. This futuristic marriage of technology, humanity, and tasty cuisine is located just a short 17-mile robo-datctyl trip from downtown Charlotte.

Though bagels were originally introduced to America in 1893 to eradicate cream cheese, bagels had no natural predator in the wild and soon began to overpopulate the land. Help undo the eco-damage of this deliciously doughy pest with today's deal: for $7, you get $15 toward all menu items at Owen's Bagel and Deli. Owen's is open every day in Dilworth's South End from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., so get there before the clock strikes four and all the bagels spontaneously lose their holes.

Housed in a quaint brick building with ample natural light, the welcoming café features buttery walls, chalkboard specials, and wooden rafters checked morningly for rafter goblins. Settle in the cozy dining room as you peruse the lunch or dinner menu for an appetizer. The grilled pita starter skates gracefully across hummus and a tomato-and-cucumber salad ($5.25), and chili sauce lubricates collard greens and smoked turkey for easy Crispy Soul Roll swallowing ($6.25). Greens run the gamut: try the Savor salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, and chickpeas ($5.50) or the iceberg wedge with candied pecans, applewood-smoked bacon and blue-cheese crumbles ($7). Co-owners Lisa Burris (a Johnson & Wales–trained chef) and Lori Pearson (a pastry chef) put a southern spin on classics like the 8-ounce ground-sirloin burger ($7.50), and Pearson keeps a rotating cast of delicious dessert bars in play.

Diners can take a trip around the US, with a glance at the menu at Alton's Kitchen & Cocktails, which borrows heavily from American regional fare. The kitchen stokes dreams of the Old West by gracing tables with lamb shanks from Colorado and salmon from Seattle, each teeming with tales of a life of train-hopping and hitchhiking east. Chunks of shellfish nestle into the New England–style lobster roll, and shrimp simmer in creole barbeque sauce, giving diners a taste of New Orleans.

A curved bar extends from exposed brick walls, which frame shiny dark wood floors. These floors match the tall, bistro-style tables and the high-manteled fireplace, which gleam beneath the light of cascading chandeliers, giving the room a refined, yet cozy feel. Diners can also find seating on an outdoor patio, where they can feel the breeze on their face, a sure sign that the moon is sneaking up behind them to steal their dessert.